skala

skala

1. indefinite accusative singular of skali
2. indefinite dative singular of skali
3. indefinite genitive singular of skali
4. indefinite accusative plural of skali
5. indefinite genitive plural of skali

Learned borrowing from Latin scala. Doublet of sekal.

• IPA^(key): /s(ə̆)kala/
• Hyphenation: ska‧la

skala (plural skala-skala)

1. scale:
   1. an ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude
   2. the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance; A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced
   3. (mathematics) radix: A mathematical base for a numeral system
   4. gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order
   5. a standard amount of money to be received
   6. (music) a series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies

      Synonyms: skala (Malay), skel (Malay), tangga nada

• sekala

• “skala”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Latin scala, via Italian scala.

skala m (definite singular skalaen, indefinite plural skalaer, definite plural skalaene)

1. a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)

• beaufortskala
• storskala
• tidsskala

• “skala” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin scala, via Italian scala.

skala m (definite singular skalaen, indefinite plural skalaer or skalaar, definite plural skalaene or skalaane)

1. a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)

• beaufortskala
• storskala
• tidsskala

• “skala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈska.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ska‧la

Borrowed from German Skala, from Italian scala, from Latin scāla.

skala f

1. scale (numerical sequence used for measurement)

   Synonym: podziałka

2. scale (size, scope)
3. scale (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
4. (music) scale (series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

skala

1. third-person singular future of skalać

• skala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skala.

• IPA^(key): /skala/, [ˈskala]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Hyphenation: ska‧la

skala f (genitive singular skaly, nominative plural skaly, genitive plural skál, declension pattern of žena)

1. rock

• “skala”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

From Proto-Slavic *skala. First attested in the 16th century.

• IPA^(key): /skàːla/

skála f

1. rock (natural mineral aggregate)

From Latin scāla.

• IPA^(key): /skàːla/

skála f

1. scale (indicating measurement)

• “skala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

• IPA^(key): /²skɑːla/

• Audio; “en skala”:

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  (“a scale”, only applicable to the noun)

From Old Swedish skala, attested since 1400–1425. Equivalent to skal (“shell, peel”) +‎ -a. Compare Norwegian and Danish skalle, older Danish skale, Middle Low German schālen, German schälen.

skala (present skalar, preterite skalade, supine skalat, imperative skala)

1. to peel (to remove the skin or outer covering of), to (de‐)shell

   skala en banan

   peel a banana

Borrowed from Italian scala, from Latin scala (see there for more). Attested since 1636. Compare Norwegian and Danish skala, German Skala, English scale. Related to echelong, eskalera, schalad, skalär, skandera.

• scala (obsolete)

skala c

1. a scale; ordered numerical sequence
2. a scale; scope
3. a scale; the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance
4. a scale; means of assigning a magnitude
5. a scale; a series of notes

skala (present skalar, preterite skalade, supine skalat, imperative skala)

1. to scale (change the size of while maintaining proportion)
2. (often with upp or ner) to scale (change the extent of)

   Vi skalar upp kebabsåsproduktionen

   We're scaling up kebab sauce production

3. (computing) to scale; to tolerate significant increases in throughput

• skala in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

• alkas, kalas, lakas